Today, it is possible to choose from a variety of solutions that claim to offer end-to-end management (Computer Associates, IBM/Tivoli) or vital, extensible partial solutions to the end-to-end management problem (BMC, HP, and a host of others).
There are three levels you can take, depending on the response you desire. Encourage them to make fast decisions, and take decisive action to drive your company forward. If you are already at the centre of board level decisions, you will not have...
That should be a guiding principle but we don't need to be paranoid, we don't need to make decisions about security in isolation from reaching out for our more positive goals. It insisted a new security solution was deployed only if it enabled...
Although RC4 is used successfully elsewhere, the implementation decisions made in WEP exposed its inherent vulnerabilities. The response of user organisations varies from the majority, who ignore security concerns and not even using the available...
BT launched the scheme in June this year, giving people whose local exchange isn't ADSL-enabled the chance to show BT that they want it upgraded. Worryingly, neither BT Wholesale - which operates BT's fixed line network - nor ISPs such as AOL and...
To manage software licences, some organisations have invested in software asset management (SAM) tools from companies such as BMC Software, CA, HP and IBM. This lack of visibility into licensing has significant implications on software purchasing...